Persian Dreamer A Stakes First For Calyx At Newmarket

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Amo Racing's 'TDN Rising Star' Persian Dreamer (Calyx {GB}–Surprisingly {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), fresh off a fourth-place finish in last month's G3 Albany S. at Royal Ascot, upset the odds with an impressive display for a career high in Friday's G2 Duchess Of Cambridge S. over Newmarket's six-furlong strip. She was restrained in rear after an alert break and inched forward into a handy third before halfway. Nudged along passing the quarter-mile marker, the 5-1 second choice quickened in style to launch her bid entering the final furlong and kept on powerfully under mild urging thereafter to upset 1-6 favourite and 'TDN Rising Star' Star Of Mystery (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) by 1 3/4 lengths. Persian Dreamer becomes the first pattern-race winner for trainer Dominic Ffrench Davis and the first black-type winner for her freshman sire (by Kingman {GB}). The €145,000 Goffs Orby yearling debuted in taking fashion to earn her TDN benchmark over five furlongs at the town's Rowley Mile venue in April, but slipped to fourth in the following month's Listed Marygate Fillies' S. at York in her penultimate start.

Pedigree Notes
Persian Dreamer, who becomes the first stakes winner for her freshman sire (by Kingman {GB}), is a half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star' Queen Olly (Ire) (No Nay Never), who hit the board in this contest last year. She is the fourth of six foals and also kin to a yearling colt by Into Mischief and a weanling colt by American Pharoah. Persian Dreamer's dam Surprisingly (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is out of G3 Ballyogan S. victrix and G1 Golden Jubilee third Lesson In Humility (Ire) (Mujadil) and thus a full-sister to G3 Kilternan S. victor and G1 Irish Derby runner-up Tiger Moth (Ire) and G3 Balanchine S. second Butterscotch (Ire). Surprisingly is also a half-sister to stakes-winning G2 Norfolk S. and G2 Railway S. placegetter Coach House (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

 

'TDN Rising Star' PERSIAN DREAMER (Calyx @coolmorestud) secures victory in the G2 Duchess Of Cambridge S. at @NewmarketRace! pic.twitter.com/wm38fsJqwi

— TDN (@theTDN) July 14, 2023

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